A Special Message from Pastor Bruce Boria

How often do you slow down enough to actually look at people's faces? To look in their eyes, and really see who they are? Each face tells a story, and each story represents a life, a precious creation of God. A life that, when joined with its Creator, becomes one of promise and purpose. An extraordinary life.

As a church, we collectively encounter thousands of faces, thousands of lives, every single day. Our neighbors and co-workers. Our kid's teachers and friends. People throughout our community. People, who from every walk of life, are far from God. Statistically there are more of those people here per capita than in any other part of the United States. An incredible need.

But what others may see as an obstacle, we at Bethany see as an opportunity. An opportunity to reach out, to impact and change lives. God has uniquely positioned us to revive the spiritual landscape of New England. He is calling us to do something...EXTRAORDINARY!

What an incredible time to be a part of the Bethany Church family! Clearly God is at work in amazing ways in the lives of our people. Individuals and families are being changed for all eternity through the love and forgiveness of Christ. It is no accident that each of us has been put here in this specific place and for this specific time.

On Sunday, May 2nd, each of us will have an opportunity to express our love for God and this church in a very real and tangible way. On that day, our Commitment Sunday, we will be challenged to make a three-year commitment to our Extraordinary spiritual initiative. These gifts will allow us to enhance and expand Bethany's ministries, by first making improvements to our current campus, by launching our first multi-site campus in Raymond, NH, and by eliminating debt, freeing up annual resources for ministry. We do all of this for one reason: to see more and more lives forever changed by Christ.

Now it is time for each of us to prayerfully seek God, asking "Lord, what would you have me and my family do to accomplish Your will for Bethany Church?" Specifically, ask God to reveal the level of commitment He wants you to make to this project over and above your regular tithes and offerings for the next three years.

I believe four very important things about this project:

1. We serve an extraordinary God.
2. We live in extraordinary times.
3. It will require an extraordinary effort to fulfill the vision God has given us.
4. We'll see extraordinary results.

I am really excited about where we have been and where we are now, but especially about where we are going.

I can't wait to see what God is going to do. I want to encourage you to join me & my family in prayer and preparation as we get ready to do something.... EXTRAORDINARY!